Tail holder



G. MOCHEFF;

TAIL HOLDER. 'man DEc.'2. 1921.

Jan. 23, 1923.

Patented Jan. 23, 1923.

UNITED` STATES GLIGOR MocHErr, or` KNODELL, sourirDAKOTA..`

TAIL HOLDER.

Application le'd December 2, 1921. Serial No. 519,438.

To all whom t may conce/m: f

Be it known that'I, GLIGOR MOCHEFF, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Knodell, State of South Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tail Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient means for holding the cows tail during the milking operation to prevent the switching thereof and consequent inconvenience to the milker and in this connection to provide a` device for the purpose indicated which can be appliedand removed without causing irritation or discomfort to the animal; and with these objects in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view of the device applied in the operative position.

Figure 2 is a detail plan view of the same showing the jaws of the tail clamp separated.

Figure 3 is a side view of the connecting ends of the leg clamp.

The device consists essentially of a leg clamp having the relatively movable jaws 10l and 11 provided at their free ends with interlocking complemental fastening means such as a hook 12 and a plurality of eyes 13, the hook being adapted to engage either of the eyes to adapt the size of the clamp to the leg of the animal; and a tail clamp 14 carried by the leg clamp and having hingedly connected members 15 and 16 held in tail engaging and. clamping relation by a ring 17 adapted to be seated selectively in notches or offsets 18 in the pivotal member 16.

The jaws of the leg clamp are shaped to snugly embrace the leg of the animal above the hock joint and while the device illustrated in the drawing is constructed of wire twisted to afford the required reinforcement and therefore rigidity of the elements, it will be understood that other materials are contemplated in the construction of the device as the preference of the manufacturer may dictate. As shown each jaw of the leg clamp consists of a looped blank of which the aw 10 which carries the terminal hook 12 is provided with eyes 19 for engagement by terminal eyes 20 of the aw 11 to form the hinge joint, the sides of the loop forming the jaw 11 being twisted together at intervals and spread between the twisted portions to form the said eyes for engagement by the hook of the member 10.

`The jaw member 10 is extended beyond the eyes 19, or the hinge connection` between the jaws of the leg clamp to form the-looped member 15 of the tail clamp, the endl portions of the wire blank forming said jaw 10 being coiled to form eyes 21 and then extendedA inwardly parallel with the,v firstnamed end portions and provided with eyes 22 engaging the latter. The loose or swinging tail clamp member 16 is also oflooped form with its terminals engaged with the eyes 21 to form the hinge joint, and at its inner or looped end is offset to form a stop 23 to insure an effective holdingv of the bushy portion o-f the tail of the cow, when engaged between said member 16 and the rigid member 15 which is constructed as an extension of the jaw 10 of the leg clamp. The sliding ring is adapted to be slipped outwardly toward the hlnge connection of the jaws or Vmembers of the tail clamp to permit of the lateral swinging movement of the member 16 to receive the tail of the cow between the same and the rigid jaw member 15, after which said ring may be moved inward or toward the leg clamp to compress the engaged portion of the tail and thereby clamp it between the members 15 and 16 to prevent objectionable freedom' of movement thereof during the milking operation.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A tail holder having leg and tail clamps constructed of wire blanks, one jaw of the leg clamp consisting ofan intermediately looped portion of a blank provided at an intermediate portion of its j length with hinge eyes and extended beyond said hinge eyes to form parallel looped elements constituting one member of the tail clamp, the other jaw of the leg clamp being engaged with said hinged eyes for pivotal movement and the jaws being provided at their free ends with complemental interlocking means, and the other member of said tail clamp being hingedly connected with the first named member. j

2. A tail holder having leg and tail clamps constructed of wire blanks, one jaw of the leg clamp consisting of an intermediately looped portion of a blank provided at an intermediate portion of its length lWithhinge.I e es and extendedbeyond said hinge eyes to o'rm plarallellloopecl elements constituting one member ofthe tail clamp, and being nteijmecliat'elycoilel to` form hinge eyes. "i" w' 3. A tail 0f the leg Clamp Consisting., @lifes nter mediately looped portion of a blank provifledz-at.;l an nteimedte portion.. ofqts llighwith hinge eyes and; @Xteilfldgbeyolld holder having leg anls! tail. clamps constructed of Wire blanks, one jaw" ture. s

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